Fur scarf hanger



March 29, 1932. J. M. HOLSTEIN FUR SCABF HANGER Filed March 10,

N ENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 29, 1932 V i uNrr o STATES PATENT OFFICE JACOB M. HOLS'IEIN, F NEWARK, JERSEY FUR. soAnr HANGER Application filed March 10, 1931. Serial No. 521,454.

' I This invention relates in general to a hanger for fur scarfs and the like. My invention contemplates a device which canbe used by dealers in fur scarfs for conveniently and effectually displaying scarfs, and which is equally desirable for nsevby the'owne'r of a scarf to securely support the same in a closet or the like with the scarf suspended verti- 'cally so as to be protected against folding.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which embodies novel and improved features of construction whereby a fur scarf may be suspended full 'through, each to receive a paw of a fur scarf go for supporting the scarf with the head downward, the sides of each of said slots being 'spaced apart difierentvdistances at different points in the length of'the slot to accommodate different sizes of paws.

v.Other objects are to provide a device of the character described having a plurality of such slots so spaced and arranged on'the body of the device that any two of the slots may be utilized to receive thepaws of a fur 3o scarf, whereby both large and small scarfs can be effectively suspended fromthe'device; to provide a fur scarf hanger of this-character having the slots arranged so that they detract from the strength of the bodyrto a minimum degree; to provide a fur scarf hanger which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction and easy to use and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out by the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding and like parts are designated throughout the several views by the same reference characters,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of hanger embodying my invention.

- Preferably the body is flat and stiff.

-ceive the leg portion of a fur afur scarf Figure 2 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention.

' Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. V

Figure4 is a similar view on the line 4'4 of Figure 2. I i

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is'a fragmentary sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 1. I

I Specifically describing the embodiment of the'invention illustrated in Figure 1 ofthe drawings, the hanger includes a body 1 which may be formed of any suitable material, for

example, leather, fiber, celluloid, metal or 0 the like, one end of the body having attached thereto asuitable suspending device such as a book 2, by which the body may be suspended from a horizontal support, such as a rail.

, 65 A plurality of slots 3 are formedin the body, preferably an even number, so that the slots may be paired; and the slots are arranged side by side and spaced apart a distance corresponding to the normal distance between the paws of a small fur scarf. The

sides of each of the slots 3 are spaced apart differentdistances lengthwise of the slot to to snugly rescarf with a wedging action, the narrower seat being disposed at the lower end ofthe slot when the body portion is suspended by the hook 2 and the wider seat being located at the upper end of the slot. The slots 8 adjacent the sides of provide a plurality of seats 4:

"the body open outwardly through the side edges of the body as at 5, while thewider ends of thenext inner slots 9 merge into the wide ends of the innermost slots 10 through connecting slots 6 which have enlarged portions'7 through which the paw of a fur scarf may be inserted.

In using the device, assuming it isdesired V to hang a small scarf head downward from the two innermost slots 10, one rear'paw- B of the fur scarf 0 is inserted through the enlarged portion 7, and the leg portion A is drawn downwardly into one of the seats 4 according to the size of the leg portion as indicated by dot and dash lines on thedrawings, so that the paws B are disposed at the rear side of the body 1 while the body portion of the scarf is exposed at the front side. Similarly other fur scarfs may be suspended from the two pairs of slots 8 and 9, and the paw of the scarf to be inserted in the slot 8 may be applied by pushing the paw through the enlarged portion 11 of the slot or the leg por tion may be drawn through the mouth 5 of the slot which opens through the edge of the body. The other leg. of the scarf may be ap plied to the slot 9 by slipping the paw through the enlarged portion 7 and drawing the leg portion through the connecting slot 6 downwardly into the proper seat in the slot 9. Obviously, if desired one'leg' of a scarf may be placed in one outer slot 8 while the other leg may be inserted in the corresponding innermost slot 10, or one leg of a scarf may be inserted in one slot 9 and the other leg in the other slot 9, depending upon the size of the scarf and distance which it may be desired to spread the legs. WVith this construction, it will be observed that the enlarged paw portions cannot pull through the seats 4 of the slots so that when the hanger is suspended by the hook 2 from a rail or the like, the scarfs hang downwardly from the body 1 with the head portion lowermost. Theseats 4 of the slots prevent the leg portions A from becoming accidentally detachedduring handling of thehanger with the scarfs attached.

Obviously the fore-paws of scarfs may be arranged in the slots 3 inthe same manner to support the scarf with the head uppermost, if desired. V

For supporting the scarfs with the head portions uppermost the lower edges of the connecting slots 6 and the mouths 5 may be formed with notches 12. The jaws 13 and 14 at the clamping end of the usual clasp D which is associated with the head portion-of a scarf are clamped upon the edges of the slots opposite the notches 12, and pivot cars 15 of the clasp are located in the slots 12 with the operating ends of the jaws embracing the body 1, as clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings. 7

In Figure 2 of the drawings I have shown a hanger including one pair of slots 20 to support one scarf. These slots are substantially identical with the slots 10 shown in Figure 1, having enlarged portions 21 at their upper ends through which the paws of the scarf may be inserted. These upper ends may or may not be connected with each other as desired, but I have shown them as separated in Figure 2 of the drawings. These slots have a plurality of seats 22 to receive leg said paw,

portions of scarfs of different sizes corresponding to the seats 4 shown in Figure 1.

I may also provide other means for suspending fur scarfs with the head portion uppermost, similar to means shown in my Patent No. 1,791,027 dated February 3, 1931. This means includes a pair of loops 16 which are slidable in a pair of parallel slots 17 in the body portion which are vertically disposed when the body 1 is suspended by the hook 2.

These loops 1 are adapted to receive between them and the body 1, one jaw piece 14 of theclasp D or the like usually associated with the head portion of a fur scarf to simulate the jaws and to connect the head end of the scarfto the tail or body portion. The loops 16 are adjustable relatively to each other in the slots 17 to accommodate clasps of different sizes. In inserting the jaw-piece 14 of a clasp in the ldops, preferably the operating end of the jaw is first slipped through the loop 16 which is lowermost when the hanger is suspended, after which the other loop 16 is adjusted in the slotsand slipped over the clamping end of the jaw=piece 14;. This results in the attachment of a fur scarf, for example, as'indicated by dot and dash line E in Figure 2 of the drawings, so that when the hanger is suspended from a horizontal support, the scarf hangs downwardly with the head portion uppermost.

It will be obvious that similar means may be utilized in connection with the hanger shown in Figure 1 of the drawings wherein the loops are designated 23 and the slots in.

which the loops are slidable are designated 24.

Obviously the details of construction of the device maybe widely modifiedand changed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or limiting myself in the construction of the device except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

vVhiIe I have shown and described the invention particularly for use in connection with fur sc'arfs it will be understood that the hanger may be used for fur skins and the like,

and in the followingclaims the term fur scarf is intended to be so construed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I 1. A fur scarf hanger comprising a body having suspending means at one end and a scope of the invention; therefore, I do not desire to be understood as pair of slots to be vertically disposed when the body issuspended, the sides of each of said slots converging from the upper to the lower end, the upper end of said slot being of a size to permit a paw of a scarf to'be' inserted therethroughwhile the lower end is narrower than so that a leg of the scarf may be secured in each slot to support the scarf ina vertical plane when said body is suspended, each slot having a plurality of seats of different widths to receive and hold fur scarf legs of different sizes.

2. A fur scarf hanger comprising a body having suspending means at one end and a pair or slots to be vertically disposed When the body is suspended the upper ends of said slots merging into and being connected to another slot having a portion of a size to permit the paw of a scarf to be inserted therethrough, and the lower end of each of said slots being narrower than said paw so that a leg of the scarf may be secured in each slot to support the scarf in a Vertical plane when said body is suspended. JACOB M. HOLSTEIN. 

